Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Sateen Button Front Coat 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
coat featuring a fitted body with a slightly a-line skirt, long sleeves, and black buttons. Yves Saint
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Sateen Button Front Coat 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
coat featuring a fitted body with a slightly a-line skirt, long sleeves, and black buttons. Yves Saint
Yves Saint Laurent Coat Black Wool 1970s Russian Collection YSL Rive Gauche Rare
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Authentic, preowned vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche long black wool coat, likely dating to
$2,995Sale Price|32% Off
Size: FR40
$4450 New Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pre-Fall 2009 Heavy Wool & Mink Coat Sz FR40
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Pre-Fall 2009 Brand New Without Tags $4450 Black Wool Mid/Long Coat FR40 Mink
$1,995Sale Price|57% Off
Size: FR42
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Naomi Campbell Quilted Coat Dress Sz Fr42
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Brand New Featured in the Naomi Campbell Ad $4650 F/W Runway 2008 Heavy Coat
70s YSL Wool Collarless Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Miami, FL
1970s YSL long collarless coat, or could also be a dress. It has a slim fit (quite straight up and
$1,837Sale Price|25% Off
Size: FR 36
New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Runway Coat Jacket Sz 36
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
% Virgin Wool Black Virgin Wool Jacket With Ruffle Trim Shown at the 2001 Fall Runway Show Bust: 33" Waist
$597
Size: 40 FR (Vintage)
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Grey Faux Astrakhan Fur and Black Velvet Jacket, c. 1992
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Munich, DE
is fully lined in black acetate. The coat is labeled “Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Paris, Made in
YSL 1970s Cape, Moroccan Collection
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Alford, MA
of black wool, the simply cut long cape features a pointed hood and burgundy braided trim on all
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche YSL 90 Veste Love FR38 Oversize Down Jacket M
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche reversible down jacket from 1990 in black quilted polyester on one
$1,397Sale Price|35% Off
Size: FR 34
$2150 New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Jacket Blazer FR 34
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
$2150 100% Virgin Wool Black Virgin Wool Jacket With Ruffle Trim Shown at the 2001 Fall Runway Show
$1,397Sale Price|35% Off
Size: FR 38
$2150 New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Jacket Blazer SZ 38
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
$2150 100% Virgin Wool Black Virgin Wool Jacket With Ruffle Trim Shown at the 2001 Fall Runway Show
$2150 New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Jacket Blazer SZ 36
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
$2150 100% Virgin Wool Black Virgin Wool Jacket With Ruffle Trim Shown at the 2001 Fall Runway Show
1980's Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Quilted Velour Car Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical quilted 3/4 length coat by Yves Saint Laurent/YSL circa 1980's. Shades of navy, burnt
1990's YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Raffia weave coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Excellent condition, 1990's YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche Raffia-weave coat in rick, dark brown
1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT Black & white stroller jacket YSL
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Never worn, 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT Black & white stroller jacket. This fabulous coat was
YSL Black Coat Dress with Ruffle
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Alford, MA
Black tuxedo-style coat dress with satin lapels and large jet buttons down front and at wrist
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Smoking Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Studio City, CA
Late 1970's/early 80's Yves Saint Laurent black wool double breasted smoking coat w/gold domed
1990s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Lambskin Leather and Shearling Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Saint Laurent YSL black lambskin leather coat featuring metallic twisted lace detailing, hidden
1976 Iconic Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Velvet Russian Collection Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection black velvet coat with black cord trim, shiny black
1970s Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Velvet Passementerie Trim Button Front Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
decades of presence he maintained under his own powerhouse label. While coats like this may appear staid
Yves Saint Laurent White Black Ostrich Feather Coat YSL Rare Documented 1960s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
exotic materials, YSL redefined expressive dress as seen in this mid-1960s ostrich feather coat. Cloaking
Yves Saint Laurent White Black Ostrich Feather Coat YSL Rare Documented 1960s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
exotic materials, YSL redefined expressive dress as seen in this mid-1960s ostrich feather coat. Cloaking
Yves Saint Laurent White Black Ostrich Feather Coat YSL Rare Documented 1960s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
exotic materials, YSL redefined expressive dress as seen in this mid-1960s ostrich feather coat. Cloaking
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Purple Cape Coat Vintage
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
YSL purple cape coat. Great condition.Slightly heavy Made in France FINAL SALE.
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Cotton Trench Coat, circa 1970s Size up to M
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Munich, DE
circa 1970s YSL Saint Laurent Rive Gauche black trench coat works all the timeless features, including a
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Animal Print Belted Trench Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
-seam pockets. It is in excellent condition. This printed YSL trench coat is in excellent condition
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Russian Collection Coat w/Toggle Closure
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection burgundy wool coat with toggle closure and black
1970s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Burgundy Wool Russian Collection Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
Beautiful vintage burgundy wool coat by Yves Saint Laurent. This fantastic piece from 1976
YSL Gray Velvet Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Alford, MA
1980s YSL velvet mid-thigh jacket with black braid trim around Mandarin collar and yoke. Beautiful
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Open Front Cropped Jacket Bolero, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL black open front cropped jacket bolero with long sleeves. In
1970s Iconic YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Cape
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic 1970s YSL Yves Saint Laurent black wool cape coat featuring a front silver tone button
70s Yves Saint Laurent Navy Wool Belted Coat with Hood YSL sz 40
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This classic hooded coat with belt was made by Yves Saint Laurent, most likely in the late 1970s
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Burgundy Melton Wool Belted Jacket W/Black Trim
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent burgundy melton wool jacket with black trim and self belt. Features two
YSL Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Fourrures Mongolian Red & Purple Fur
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A shaggy mongolian lamb fur coat in red and purple. Fully lined. Measurements: Bust and Waist
YSL Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Fourrures Mongolian Red & Purple Fur
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A shaggy Mongolian lamb fur coat in red and purple stripe. Fully lined. Measurements: Bust and
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Wool Cape w/Ruffle Collar & Silk Cord Tie
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970s Yves Saint Laurent black wool cape with ruffle collar and silk cord neck tie terminating in
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Russian Collection Green Corduroy Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection "Cossack" green corduroy jacket with fitted bodice and flared/pleated waist, brown piping and wooden button closures down the front. In e...
Yves Saint Laurent Fringed Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
YSL, black, wool knit, coat with yoke and fringed detail along collar and yoke. Mandarin collar
Yves Saint Laurent Leather Coat With Top Stitching Detail
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
YSL, black, leather coat with oversize wide lapels, deep side slits, and pockets. Coat has rows of
1968 YSL Yves Saint Laurent Couture Velvet Feather Evening Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderfully preserved piece from the autumn winter Yves Saint Laurent Couture collection of 1968. Deep brown crushed velvet lined in silk and cockerel feather collar, cuffs and h...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Gold Button Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage black YSL Rive Gauche Coat. The stand up collar and round gold buttons give this coat a
1990s Yves St Laurent black tuxedo coat YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Yves St Laurent chic black tuxedo coat...Semi fitted coat has lapels of black velvet & black silk
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Black Hooded Mohair Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage black hooded mohair coast featuring Brandebourg front buttoning. Two
Extravagant Black YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford 2003 Ruffled Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Switzerland, CH
: Timeless Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford black coat Closes with zipper Zipper discreetly with "YSL
Vintage Tom Ford for YSL Alligator Print Black Patent Leather Trench Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Alligator embossed patent leather trench coat. Black patent
1970s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Khaki Shearling Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Saint Laurent khaki green suede long coat featuring leather saddle stitchings, brown shearling
YVES SAINT LAURENT A/W 1992 YSL Black & White Wool Shepherd Check Belted Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Thiensville, WI
Yves Saint Laurent Autumn / Winter 1992 YSL black and white wool cashmere shepherd check belted
70s Yves Saint Laurent Long Black Coat Fitted YSL Rive Gauche Wool Gabardine 40
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This fabulous black coat was made by Yves Saint Laurent, most likely in the late 1970s. Made from
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Size: FR 40 (Vintage Size)
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Mocha Brown Wool & Black Velvet Coat, early 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Munich, DE
wide double cuffs in black velvet, both underlaid and edged in the coat's taupe fabric, and two front
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Iconic Leopard Print Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
. - No closure. - Two pockets. - Black quilted fabric lining with YSL logos. Label reads YVES SAINT
Stunning Yves Saint Laurent YSL Burgundy Velvet Coat 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a classic vintage Yves Saint Laurent burgundy velvet coat
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Size: Free (XS, S, M, L, XL)
1970s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Long Black Heavy Wool Cape Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Sparks, NV
Completely amazing vintage heavy black wool cape coat by Yves Saint Laurent from the 1970s. The
1970s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Black Heavy Wool Cape Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage 1970s vintage black wool cape coat by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Unlined with
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Wool Hooded Cape Coat w/Fringe Trim
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent black wool cape coat with hood and wool fringe trim. Coat underneath cape
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Caramel Brown Wool Cape Coat with Hood and Fringe
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a vintage Yves Saint Laurent caramel brown wool cape coat
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Navy Wool Caban Coat Jacket W/Gold-toned Buttons
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent navy wool caban coat w/over-sized gold-toned textured buttons at double
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Size: FR 38 Roughly U.S. Sz 2/4
New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Runway Coat Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Roughly U.S. Sz 2/4 $1995 100% Virgin Wool Black Virgin Wool Jacket With Ruffle Trim Shown at the 2001
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Size: FR38 Roughly U.S. 4/6
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2007 Runway Wool Cashmere Coat Sz FR38 U.S 4/6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Coat FR38 Roughly U.S. 4/6 Dual Slit Side Pockets Hidden Double Button Closure at Front Pouf Sleeves
Yves Saint Laurent RIve Gauche Oversize Black Swing Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage YSL Rive Gauche black coat. Oversized a-line swing style. Oversize buttons. Fuzzy
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Grey Wool Cape W/Black Trim
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
Yves Saint Laurent grey wool cape with black trim and front buttons. Oversized collar can be worn
Wool Melton Cape, Attrib. YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Half circle black wool melton cape with frog closure at neck. Large monks hood, completely edged in
1970s Deconstructed YSL Woven Wool & Gold Metallic Kimono Duster W/ Wool Fringe
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Gresham, OR
Featured here is a custom-made striking robe consisting of two large YSL woven wraps joined
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Wool Hooded Cape W/ Woven Clasp Detail
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL black wool cape with hood, oversized braided toggle clasp and braided
Is it or is it not YSL? Patchwork Leather and Suede Jacket
Located in Port Hope, ON
The lining is Yves Saint Laurent, but there is no label. It is a very nice jacket regardless, with snap button closure and a collar which when raised reveals green suede. The colo...
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rive Gauche Cape with Hood, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cape with Hood
New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL S/S 2002 Silk Poncho Cape One Size
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Spring / Summer 2002 Brand New Without Tags A Rare Find Size: One Size $1350 100% Silk Brown Silk Runway Cape Poncho Shown at the 2002 Spring Runway ...
New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL S/S 2002 Silk Poncho Cape One Size
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Spring / Summer 2002 Brand New A Rare Find Size: One Size $1350 100% Silk Brown Silk Runway Cape Poncho Shown at the 2002 Spring Runway Show Length...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Quilted Velvet Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche robe stye coat from the 1980s. Black velvet with top stitching
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W 9.85 in D 1.97 in L 8.67 in
Vintage Authentic YSL Black Coated Canvas Fabric Logo Clutch Bag Italy SMALL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Orlando, FL
This clutch bag features a coated canvas body and a top zip closure. It carries as B+ condition
Black Velvet Coat / YSL-1048
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black velvet demask full length double breasted coat with fur collar and cuffs.
$525Sale Price|50% Off
Size: 38.5
Emilio Pucci Python Snakeskin Runway Pumps Heels S/S 2019 Sz 38.5 $1050
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Emilio Pucci $1050 S/S 2019 Worn Once for a Fashion Show Minimal Signs of Wear to Sole Insole, Uppers, Snakeskin and Heel are Perfect Size: 38.5 Blue Python Pink, Blue & Black Leath...
Gianni Versace S/S 1997 Runway Sheer Lace Panels Grey Evening Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Naples, FL
Gianni Versace S/S 1997 Runway Sheer Lace Panels Grey Evening Dress Gown IT 40 As seen on Naomi Campbell on the Runway for the final look!
Baltic Mist Soft Cotton Handwoven Scarf
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, BALTIC MIST is a light weight scarf. It is beautifully handwoven and hand knotted in cotton by master artisans in Nepal. A sustainable design br...
$625Sale Price|30% Off
Size: 2 or 4
Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Green Silk Crepe Sequined Cocktail Dress ca. 1967
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Studio City, CA
A circa 1967 Pierre Cardin haute couture green sequined silk crêpe cocktail dress that features a keyhole opening at the back. The main draw of this slinky silk cocktail dress are t...
Pierre Cardin Iconic 1960s Dress
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Water Mill, NY
An iconic 1960s yellow linen dress from Pierre Cardin. It has a stand up collar and cap sleeves with trapunto embroidery around them, the hem and front pocket. It has a handstitched...
CHANEL black leather 18P G33701 Pumps Shoes 41.5
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
These 100% authentic Chanel classic pumps in black leather embody timeless elegance. They feature a high stiletto heel adorned with a gold-tone CC detail and rounded toes, making the...
$541
H 8.75 in W 8 in D 1.5 in Dm 8.5 in
A carved Bakelite framed golden velvet handbag, France, 1920s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
A charming and highly decorative handbag, made from golden/amber silk velvet, which has a veil, or netting, layer over the top , giving a delicacy and depth to the handbag. Topped w...
Dolce & Gabbana Vintage 1990's Sheer Open Knit Crochet Fishnet Black Maxi Dress
Located in Naples, FL
Dolce & Gabbana Vintage 1990's Sheer Open Knit Crochet Fishnet Black Maxi Dress M/L Dolce & Gabbana vintage dress featuring V-neck, button closures at center front neckline and open...
S/S 2005 Versace by Donatella Medusa Medallion Backless Halter Top Blue Blouse
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a mint-colored Versace halter neck designed by Donatella Versace. From the Spring/Summer 2005 collection, this wrap halter neck top is complete with a large interlocking V...
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
By Bob Mackie
Located in New York, NY
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
$760Sale Price|20% Off
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN white RIBBED & OPEN KNIT PEPLUM Dress S
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Zürich, CH
Alexander McQueen ribbed and open knit peplum dress in cream polyamide (43%), cotton (37%), viscose (11%), nylon (5%) and polyester (4%). Has short sleeves and a solid knit skirt. Ha...
Chic 1960s I Magnin Yellow Silk Shantung Rhinestone Bow Vintage 60s Shift Dress
By I Magnin and Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1960s I MAGNIN pale yellow silk shantung 60s shift dress! Features a bow at center collar encrusted with rhinestones. Tailored bodice with a forgiving shift skirt. Full metal zi...
$2,757
Size: Equivalent French Size 34
Yves Saint Laurent Evening "Saharienne" Couture Trousers Suit, Circa 1968 / 1970
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1968/1970 French Haute Couture Stunning ivory "Saharienne" ensemble evening suit and trousers Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture dating back to the late 1960s. Extended tabby (gr...
Vintage Teal Blue Silk Sequin + Beaded Art Deco/ Flapper Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage 1920s-inspired 1980s teal blue silk dress with hand done sequin and beadwork. Full blouson sleeves that zip at the cuff. Side slits. Fully lined in silk. The marked size is a...
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Large
1960s Jean Patou Vintage Wool Jacket + Skirt Suit Ensemble with Faux Fur Trim
By Jean Patou
Located in Sparks, NV
Completely amazing vintage 1960s Jean Patou black wool jacket and skirt ensemble with faux fur trim and gold studs. Incredible tailoring and construction and chic enamel buttons. Ful...
Oscar de la Renta Purple Ombre Houndstooth Check Silk Cocktail Dress
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar de la Renta silk pencil cut cocktail dress in a purple checked houndstooth pattern and ombre mid section. Back zip and hook and eye. 100% silk. Made in USA. Size 8. Runs sli...
French designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture.
Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, Saint Laurent also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear.
By blurring gender-specific design, Saint Laurent empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. Saint Laurent also consistently used Black models, like Mounia, Iman and Naomi Campbell, and he drew endless inspiration from different ethnicities and cultures, in no small part because of his Algerian roots.
Born to French parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1936, Saint Laurent went to Paris at age 17 to study fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Just two years later, in 1955, his remarkable sketches were shown to Christian Dior, then the world’s reigning couturier, who hired him immediately.
Surprisingly soon thereafter, Dior publicly chose Saint Laurent as his successor, which sadly proved prescient when the fashion legend died unexpectedly, in 1957. A mere slip of a youth, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was nevertheless up to the challenge. He shook the traditional couture clientele to its core with youthful silhouettes and styles like the A-line trapeze dress that hung with seeming effortlessness from the shoulders, the antithesis of the pinched waists and molded skirts that had been all the rage after the deprivations of World War II.
After a mandated spell in the torturous French military, Saint Laurent suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed by Dior in 1962. Out of the ashes rose the Age of Yves. With Pierre Bergé, his then-lover who became his lifelong business partner and friend, the designer founded Yves Saint Laurent YSL to encompass prêt-à-porter, or ready-to-wear. In 1966, they opened the first YSL Rive Gauche women’s boutique in Paris, followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. Saint Laurent had given birth to a global brand.
His revolutionary Mondrian mini dress from 1965 is a core element of his fashion biography. It is a prime example of how Saint Laurent, an avid art lover and collector, looked to painters, from Goya to Picasso, Ingres to Matisse, for inspiration.
With its pure lines and hues, Mondrian’s ground-breaking 1935 color-block painting Composition C transmutes beautifully into a dress that is highly valued by collectors of contemporary fashion and widely copied commercially to this day. The design is the epitome of Saint Laurent’s aesthetic, requiring a meticulous hand-piecing of each color block so that, despite the body’s curves, the visual plane is as flat as a canvas when the garment is worn. Mondrian’s purity met its match in Saint Laurent.
“I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style,” Saint Laurent said four years before retiring, in 2002. After a long period of ill health, he died at his home in Paris on June 1, 2008.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Yves Saint Laurent evening dresses, shirts, handbags and other clothing and accessories today on 1stDibs.
There is a stylish garment for anywhere in the universe, and on 1stDibs, finding the right vintage and designer coats and outerwear doesn’t have to feel like a journey to the ends of the earth.
Outerwear includes many types of garments aside from the standard coat. From capes, gilets, jackets and cloaks to raincoats and kimonos, fashion designers have long been preparing us for the elements, and outerwear in general has changed and evolved significantly over time.
A lot of the coat styles in our closets, such as the durable Navy-inspired peacoat, were popularized by soldiers who battled aggressive climes in their regulation field jackets and parkas — indeed, keeping troopers comfortable guided the design of the military surplus garments that have often become buzzy fashion trends. Even today, owing to the likes of Burberry, a luxury fashion house that is among the originators of the trench coat worn by British officers during World War I, the trench remains a timeless style, now available in a range of colors that can be worn throughout the year.
While women in late 1700s England donned an adaptation of a men’s jacket called a spencer — the likeness of which could be spotted in Ralph Lauren’s ready-to-wear collections hundreds of years later — designers hadn’t widely been crafting outerwear specifically for women. Generally, the outerwear of choice for the fashionable, well-heeled lady prior to the 1800s usually consisted of capes, shawls and stoles. By the mid-1800s, women were wearing overcoats with multiple layered collars popularized by men (often called a Garrick coat in England), and as women entered the workforce during the 1920s, hemlines climbed, jewelry was prominent and fashion conventions were broken across the board.
Thankfully, the 20th century’s tradition of challenging the norm continues steadfast in today’s outerwear fashions. Contemporary designers certainly find inspiration in 1960s and 1970s coats by Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and Bonnie Cashin, but unisex options abound in modern creations that take both function and style into account. Find what inspires you in the full range of vintage and designer coats and outerwear available for sale on 1stDibs.